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The utopian vision is that buildings will adapt to us. Instead of going into a meeting room and discovering the cables you need to connect your laptop to a screen are missing, you could walk into a room, that’s been automatically set to your exact preferences that are stored in a room booking system

Cities across the UK are increasingly looking at how smart technology can shape policy decisions. For example, traffic light sensors can collect data, which can then be analysed to determine traffic hotspots, or notify drivers of hold-ups, or the findings used to plan better transport systems

Innovation is becoming increasingly important in the workplace. We’re already seeing companies adopt technology focused on enabling buildings to be more efficient or utilising data to ensure better facilities management.